Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Akhilesh Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 23/05/2025. The matter related to illegal mining activites carried out by Jai Maa Chandrika Enterprises, Rajendra Nagar, village Kabari, district Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. The applicant also alleged about illegal sale …
The new procedure adopted by the Union Environment and Forest Mininstry for issuing envrionmental clearance to the renewal of mining lease is making expansion of mining projects in the country difficult. The Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI) which represents the entire non-fuel mining and mineral processing activities in the …
The sword of Damocles hangs over owners and workers of 40,000 brick-kilns as the Union Ministry of Environment and Forestry has proposed a ban on the excavation af top soil within a radius of 50 km from the coal -based thermal plants in the country.In fact, the draft of the …
Madhya Pradesh continues to occupy the top position in the country in respect of mineral exploraiton. It has bagged the top spot, in the country in production of nine minerals during the financial year 1997-98.
Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijay singh today defended his government's decision to clear diamond mining projects in the state maintaining that the criticism by the BJP-led Opposition was "unwarranted" since the deal was "fully transparent and open to scrutiny by one and all"
the ministry of environment and forests is formulating guidelines to regulate mining in ecologically fragile forests. According to the proposed guidelines, forests areas will be mapped to find out the quality of mineral deposits and forests, and the distribution of biodiversity and tribal population. And mining licences will only be …
The Klity lead mine which releases toxic waste water into Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary must be closed, declare the Thai Karens in Western Thailand Group. The group - a network of mostly forest-dwelling ethnic Karens in western Thailand - said they will mobilise support from environmental groups and Karens …
During the monsoon, limestone mining in Sirmaur's huge limestone belt is not at its highest. Instead, it is the illegal mining which has picked up considerably. With many roads in the fog-enveloped mountains blocked for long periods, often due to debris from the mines, the miners, hidden from the eyes …
Mr S N Padhi, Director-General , MInes Safety, today suggested amendments to the Mines Act, 1901. Inaugurating a two-day workshop on mines safety at Surajkund, Mr Padhi said the amendments should incorporate rules and regulations for surface mining which were missing in the present law. The amendments would go a …
India should opt for modern technologies in opencast mines to maximise production economically. This view emerged at the inaugural sesson here today of an international conference on opencast mining. Organised by The Mining, Geological & Metallurgical Institute of India (MGMI), the conference was inaugurated by the West Bengal Governor, Dr. …
The Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh Governments have jointly approached the World Bank to address the severe environmental and infrastructural problems posed by the Singrauli Coal Mines lying across the border of the two States.According to official sources, about 4000 tonnes of fly ash per day is being generated by …
The Madhya Pradesh and the Uttar Pradesh governments have jointly approached the World Bank to address the severe environmental and infrastructural problems posed by the Singrauli coal mines lying across the border of the two states.
The Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh governments have jointly approached the World Bank to address the severe environmental and infrastructural problems posed by the Singrauli Coal Mines lying across the border of the two states.
Strapped for funds needed to complete ongoing road construction and repair works and water supply projects, the Goa government is introducing a Bill in the extended budget session of the legislative assembly beginning next week, levying an environment tax on mining. The proposed tax of Rs. 2 per tonne of …
the Bonn government has banned transport of radioactive waste within and outside Germany from its nuclear power stations. The decision has been taken following the discovery of radiation on the outer surface of a "castor' container for used fuel elements. French researchers had recently found a German container with gamma …
Unholy smokeWith a cigarette in your hand you would be a dead man. Yes, by the time you would have finished reading this particular box, smoking would have claimed another six lives across the globe. According to the World Health Organisation (who) estimate, smoking killed a staggering three million people …
With the increasing use of barytes in the oil drilling, pains and paper industry, the Rajasthan government, of late, is waking up to raise its production in the state. Rajasthan is next to Andhra Pradesh in the country which has a few good baryte mines. Unlike Andhra Pradesh where the …
A year after the landing of Mars Pathfinder, mission scientists say that data from the spacecraft paint two strikingly different pictures of the role of water on the red planet, and yield surprising conclusions about the composition of rocks at the landing site. Pathfinder data suggest that the planet may …
Goa's mining companies will have to pay an environment tax soon as the state government has decided to mobilise funds through such a levy for giving compensation to people who suffer damage on account of mining activities.
